§ 12-15-41-6 — Continued eligibility if unable to maintain employment

Indiana § 12-15-41-6

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 15: MEDICAID
• Ch. 41: Medicaid Buy-In Program for Working Individuals

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(a) An individual who is enrolled in the
buy-in program and who is unable to maintain employment for
involuntary reasons, including temporary leave due to a health problem
or involuntary termination, continues to be eligible for Medicaid
coverage under the buy-in program if the individual meets the
following requirements:
(1) Within sixty (60) days after the date on which the individual
becomes unemployed, the individual, or an authorized
representative of the individual, submits a written request to the
office that the individual's Medicaid coverage be continued.
(2) The individual maintains a connection to the workforce during
the individual's continued eligibility period by participating in at
least one (1) of the following activities:
(A) Enrollment in a state or federal vocational rehabilitation
program.
(B) Enrollment or registration with the office of workforce
development.
(C) Participation in a transition from school to work program.
(D) Participation with an approved provider of employment
services.
(E) Provision of documentation from the individual's employer
that the individual is on temporary involuntary leave.
(3) The individual does not have income or countable resources
in excess of the limits established under section 4 of this chapter.
(4) The individual is at least sixteen (16) years of age and less
than sixty-five (65) years of age.
(5) The individual pays any premiums or other cost sharing
required under this chapter.
(6) The individual meets all other eligibility requirements under
this chapter.
(b) The office shall continue Medicaid coverage under the buy-in
program for an individual described in subsection (a) for up to twelve
(12) months from the date of the individual's involuntary loss of
employment.
(c) If an individual is ineligible for continued coverage under the
buy-in program because the individual:
(1) fails to meet the requirements of subsection (a); or
(2) has already met twelve (12) months of continuing eligibility
under this section;
the individual must meet the eligibility requirements of IC 12-15-2-6
to continue to be eligible for Medicaid.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.287-2001, SEC.9.